A Self-Proclaimed Dreamer

     Honestly speaking, there are very few video game series with more impressive and beautiful music than Final Fantasy . So many love the games, and for good reason, as they're well made, turn-based RPGs (though the recent entries have been less turn-based in nature), but I've never been huge on the old school RPGs, no matter how many times I've tried. However, I do definitely love rhythm games. Most people hear the term and think of Guitar Hero , Rock Band , or their slightly older contemporary, Dance Dance Revolution , but I'm happy to report that the genre is still alive and kicking. The plastic peripherals have mostly gone away, but I think I'm actually more into it now than I was when a plastic guitar adorned most game rooms. The Theatrhythm Final Fantasy series started back on the Nintendo 3DS back in 2012 with a game of the same name, followed by Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call in 2014, also for the 3DS. I picked up Curtain Call when the Nintendo...

    I have always said that my blog is about video games, movies, TV shows, and theme parks, but today, I'm doing something that I haven't done before. I'm here to talk about a book that I read, and more than that,  I'm pleased to announce that as of today, a major hole in my education has been corrected, as I've finished reading the classic book, Little Women . It has taken me an embarrassing amount of time to finally finish what has rightfully been called a masterpiece for over 150 years at this point, and I now understand why there are so many movies, TV Shows and other forms of media based on it. One thing that I would like to say before we get started here with my short post here though, I really hope that I will be able to inspire more boys and young men to read this book. Fun fact about the book that I read from the foreword of the edition that I read, Teddy Roosevelt apparently loved this story, and he was probably the manliest president that we've had t...

     Have you ever looked at an old photograph and wished that you could step inside and visit where you were viewing? Thanks to Viewfinder , a new game by Sad Owl Games, you can do just that. I've been interested in this game for a long time, so I'm excited to say that it's coming out in just a few days, July 18! I played the demo a few weeks ago and I think now is an excellent time to talk about it. Let's step into a picture of the demo so I can tell you a little bit about how what we may set foot in the memories of some interesting inventors. Now you're thinking with pictures!     Obviously I can't talk much about the story of this game, since I've only played the demo, which mainly serves to show how the game works in terms of the puzzles. These are clearly the star of the show, and for good reason! If you're not already familiar, the main puzzle mechanic is that you can hold up a picture with the left trigger (Or L2) and then when you press the righ...

     It's a rare time right now. A new Pikmin game is getting ready to launch in the middle of July for the first time since 2013's Pikmin 3 . Pikmin 4 launches on July 21, and to give us a little taste, Nintendo has released a demo for the long awaited title. What do I think so far as someone who is not a die-hard Pikmin fan, who never beat the first or second games, even though I really enjoyed the second one, and also enjoyed the third, which I did finish? Let's talk about it. A weird retcon or something more?     The demo for Pikmin 4 seems to go through the whole opening sequence of this new game, beginning with Captain Olimar searching for parts of his ship, just like he did in the first Pikmin game. He befriends the Pikmin and a big green dog who all help him to find the parts of his ship, just like he did in the first game in the franchise (other than the dog), but we actually take control of Olimar inside a house, which is a first for the series, th...

I don't think I'm making a bold statement when I say that Mario Kart is the front of the pack of Kart Racing games genre. It has been pretty comfortable for a long time in that position, but could that have changed with the most recent competitor in the arena? Probably not, but that doesn't mean that it's not going to be a fun time! Disney has been making some moves in the gaming world recently with new games like Disney Dreamlight Valley , Tron Identity , and a few years ago with Disney Infinity , but today, we're talking about Disney Speedstorm . I'm happy to be activating my unique skill of writing to take you through this new game, highlighting all the good and not-so-good along the way! Racing through the Movies!     Disney Speedstorm is a game that clearly has a lot of love for the Disney movies of the past, while also performing as a well put together drift-heavy kart racer. The character list is packed with all-stars from the start, and is one of the m...

      Hey friends! I know I ended my last post by saying that I was sad that Nintendo hadn't announced anything in terms of a direct, but on June 20, they announced a direct was coming the next day, and that time has since come and gone! I'm here to deliver all the news "directly" to you, though I may not talk about everything. There is a lot of good stuff here that I'm really happy about, so let's get into it, shall we? I can't believe this is coming! Announcement time!     The Direct started off with giving a bit more information about the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet DLCs, Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. It's still a little ambiguous about some details, but I'm assuming we'll have a Pokemon Presents at some point to give more information about the two parts of this DLC, the Teal Mask and the Indigo Disk, which are the two parts to this DLC. We do know that one takes place in an old japanese looking festival, while the second one deals with more...

 Hey friends! As you may or may not know, Summer Game Fest just kicked off late last week and has been going a little bit pretty much every day. While this special time of the year may not have the same pizazz of E3, which previously has gone on during this time over the summer, we still get pretty good information from all across the game development community. I'm always excited for new game news, and so today I want to talk a bit about the games that I'm most excited for from this event! I'll try to keep it brief this week, because I could be here all day otherwise, and no one wants me waxing poetic about all this, I'm sure!     The Summer Game Fest Showcase started with the announcement of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown , which is a 2D Metroidvania in the style of Metroid Dread , and I can honestly say that it is one of two Ubisoft games that interests me at all from this whole time. It looks like it has really nice platforming mechanics that give your character (...